US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not a cyber-attack or a Microsoft outage.

Passengers throughout the country were impacted over what the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) describes as “safety and communication issues”.

Jojo was poached as an infant and grew up in captivity. His keepers want to find him a friend - but it's not straightforward.

The 52-year-old general’s provocative posts and military threats have fuelled rumours of a dynastic succession.

The 52-year-old general’s provocative posts and military threats have fuelled rumours of a dynastic succession.

Elon Musk’s company aborted an attempted catch of the rocket’s booster - instead it came down in the ocean.

The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.

The collision leaves 32 people in hospital with non-critical injuries, but no-one unaccounted for.

A new wave of youth dissent swept India this summer, fuelled by frustration and irreverent online satire.

The scandal has cast a spotlight on Singapore's success as a chip hub - and a location for alleged illicit trade.

All passengers have been accounted for after a cargo ship collided with a docked cruise ship.

Experts say the event is a "stark reminder" of how heavily the world relies on a small group of big tech providers.

Japanese singer and actress Kyoko Koizumi has launched a forest restoration initiative aimed at planting 3,000 acorn-producing trees in the mountains of northeastern Japan, hoping to create a richer habitat for bears and other wildlife following a sharp increase in bear attacks across the country. (News On Japan)

Scott Bessent suggests Howard Lutnick’s commerce department failed to ban exports of Nvidia's chips to a firm thought to have links with China.

On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory.

Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.

Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.

Estonia is the latest country to say it will not allow Russian or Belarusian athletes to compete on its territory as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

A shrine in Gunma Prefecture has used a high-pressure cleaning drone to wash Japan's largest statue of Daikoku, cutting a maintenance job that previously took two to three weeks to just one day while reducing costs to around one-tenth of the conventional method. (News On Japan)

A series of thefts at public bathhouses across the Tokyo metropolitan area has been linked to a large organized Chinese theft ring suspected of using hundreds of duplicate locker keys to steal cash and replace credit card IC chips while customers are bathing, leaving victims unaware that their cards have been compromised. (News On Japan)